The end of the Supreme Court term was depressing for conservatives. The double-whammy of a 50-state mandate for gay marriage and the upholding of Obamacare sounded the alarms for religious freedom. All that unease is measurable.
Former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson, waging a dark horse bid for the Republican presidential nomination, took aim at President Barack Obama on Friday over his comments on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart this week over how the IRS targeted tea party groups.
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With the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community bringing in the FBI to look at how then U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton used private emails on classified matters, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the chairman of the U.S. House National Security Subcommittee, is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate.
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On Thursday, in a party lines vote, the U.S. House passed a measure cutting off federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to states and cities that refuse to enforce current immigration laws.
The “Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act” from U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., passed the House on 241-179 votes. Six Democrats joined the Republican majority in supporting the measure while five Republicans voted against it.
The Republican primary to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate in 2016 is on with the leading candidates trying to claim the right-of-center ground.
Having entered the race earlier in the week, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., tried to get his conservative credentials in order on Thursday with a new video. In the video, Jolly insisted he is a conservative. National conservative groups, many of which are backing U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in the primary, have been firing away at Jolly on a host of fronts including his support of same-sex marriage.
On Thursday, conservative PAC Maggie’s List endorsed Martin County School Board Member Rebecca Negron in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in Congress. Murphy is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to hold a commanding lead in the Florida Democratic presidential primary, a new poll shows.
Mason-Dixon unveiled a new poll on Friday which has Clinton, who leads all of the national polls, far out in front of her potential Democratic rivals. Clinton pulls a majority -- 58 percent -- of those surveyed.
In a memo accompanying the poll, Brad Coker of Mason-Dixon insisted she was “still far ahead of the primary field.”
A new poll shows businessman Donald Trump is running worse in Florida than at the national level after his comments about U.S. Sen. John McCain’s, R-Ariz., service in the Vietnam War while former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., is the favorite son of the Sunshine State.
Mason-Dixon released a poll of the Republican presidential primary in Florida on Friday showing Bush ahead with 28 percent. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., takes second with 16 percent. Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., places third with 13 percent followed by Trump with 11 percent.
A new poll shows former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker runs close to former Gov. Charlie Crist in the race for the open congressional seat currently held by U.S Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla.
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